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Sceloporus chrysostictus

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Sceloporus chrysostictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Phrynosomatidae
Genus: Sceloporus
Species:
S. chrysostictus
Binomial name
Sceloporus chrysostictus
Cope, 1866
Synonyms

Sceloporus chrysostictus, the yellow-spotted spiny lizard or Yucatán spiny lizard, is a species of phrynosomatid lizard.

Geographic range

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It is most commonly found in the Yucatán Peninsula. It also ranges through Guatemala and Northern Belize.

References

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  1. ^ Lee, J.; Calderón Mandujano, R. (2013). "Sceloporus chrysostictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T64094A3133193.
  • Cope, E.D. 1866. Fourth contribution to the herpetology of tropical America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 18:123-132.